HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Ancient Rome was next to what river?
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Nile River
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Tiber River
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Red River
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Danube River
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -History. According to legend, the city of Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of the Tiber about 25 km (16 mi) from the sea at Ostia. Tiber Island, in the center of the river between Trastevere and the ancient city center, was the site of an important ancient ford and was later bridged.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Roman world included some of the most remarkable rivers in the European, Middle Eastern, and African worlds: from the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates, to the Rhine, Rhone, Danube, Po, Tiber, and Seine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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